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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charlie do to fit in and look smart once his IQ reaches 100 even though he knows it is silly?

2. What does Charlie learn about Algernon at the conference for the International Psychological Association?

3. After talking with some college students when his IQ has reached 100, what does Charlie think that college is?

4. Which of the following is NOT a name that Charlie hears his doctors calling each other during a fight?

5. What does Fay do while Charlie is away at the peak of his intellectual abilities?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Charlie unable to be physically intimate with Alice?

2. What does Charlie say that intelligence without affection will lead to when he is at the cocktail party with Nemur?

3. What realization does Charlie make while reading The Great Gatsby?

4. Why is Alice so hesitant to be in a relationship with Charlie even though she cares for him?

5. What does one of Charlie's old classmates at Beekman say to Charlie when he tries to talk to her?

6. What is Alice really upset about when she sees Charlie at the college where she teaches retarded adults?

7. What happens when Algernon is put back into his original maze when he and Charlie return to the lab?

8. What did Charlie want to have happen as he ran away from the angry mob in the park after a woman came on to him?

9. Why is Charlie so understanding about the hostile attitude that his friends at the bakery have towards him as his intelligence is raised?

10. What happens in his apartment that shows Charlie that Algernon needs to be taken back to the lab?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The theme of diversity and acceptance is heard loud and clear in this book. What are some examples of this theme, and how does this idea affect the characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

How do Charlie and Alice change through the course of the book, and what causes these changes? Who undergoes the most emotional growth?

Essay Topic 3

Love and intimacy are two themes that are very present in this plot. Where do these themes appear, and why do you think the author chose these places to present these integral ideas?

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